https://arda.pw/tags/imap/Recent content in Imap on Arda KılıçdağıHugoen-usFri, 17 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0300https://arda.pw/posts/fixing-apple-mail-stuck-downloading-messages/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0300https://arda.pw/posts/fixing-apple-mail-stuck-downloading-messages/<h1 id="fixing-apple-mail-when-its-stuck-on-downloading-messages"> Fixing Apple Mail When It’s Stuck on “Downloading Messages” <a class="heading-link" href="#fixing-apple-mail-when-its-stuck-on-downloading-messages"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h1> <p>I ran into one of those bugs that slowly drives you insane.</p> <p>I had just formatted my Mac. Fresh install, clean setup, everything working great. I added my accounts to Mail.app, opened it, and it looked… perfect.</p> <p>Folders were there. Inbox counts looked correct. It even said:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>“Downloading messages… 5,379 new messages”</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Nice.</p>